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U.S. Specialty Stores Industry Analysis

UpdatedJun 16, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies151
  • 7D4.9%
  • 3M2.9%
  • 1Y8.8%
  • YTD-0.8%

The Specialty Stores industry is up 4.9% in the last week, with Home Depot up 6.5%. This means that the industry has gained 8.8% over the past year. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 10.0% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

Has the U.S. Specialty Stores Industry valuation changed over the past few years?

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Wed, 17 Jun 2026US$950.5bUS$759.5bUS$39.6b20.5x24x1.3x
Fri, 15 May 2026US$871.7bUS$751.0bUS$37.6b19.2x23.2x1.2x
Sun, 12 Apr 2026US$947.6bUS$743.4bUS$37.6b19.6x25.2x1.3x
Tue, 10 Mar 2026US$966.5bUS$745.2bUS$38.2b19x25.3x1.3x
Thu, 05 Feb 2026US$1.0tUS$735.4bUS$36.5b22.3x27.8x1.4x
Sat, 03 Jan 2026US$966.2bUS$735.9bUS$36.6b19.8x26.4x1.3x
Mon, 01 Dec 2025US$969.8bUS$741.0bUS$36.2b18x26.8x1.3x
Wed, 29 Oct 2025US$981.0bUS$733.2bUS$36.5b16.8x26.9x1.3x
Fri, 26 Sep 2025US$1.0tUS$734.4bUS$36.4b17.7x27.9x1.4x
Sun, 24 Aug 2025US$1.0tUS$738.4bUS$35.5b19.4x28.7x1.4x
Tue, 22 Jul 2025US$914.2bUS$733.1bUS$35.0b17x26.1x1.2x
Thu, 19 Jun 2025US$877.2bUS$732.6bUS$34.9b17.5x25.1x1.2x
Sat, 17 May 2025US$932.1bUS$727.9bUS$35.6b16.2x26.2x1.3x
Mon, 14 Apr 2025US$847.5bUS$723.0bUS$35.7b13.8x23.8x1.2x
Wed, 12 Mar 2025US$864.1bUS$725.5bUS$36.0b13.9x24x1.2x
Fri, 07 Feb 2025US$918.1bUS$702.5bUS$35.4b16.8x25.9x1.3x
Sun, 05 Jan 2025US$889.4bUS$701.4bUS$35.2b16.5x25.3x1.3x
Tue, 03 Dec 2024US$943.0bUS$706.5bUS$33.0b17x28.5x1.3x
Thu, 31 Oct 2024US$460.0bUS$550.0bUS$17.8b14.4x25.8x0.8x
Sat, 28 Sep 2024US$487.0bUS$552.2bUS$17.5b15.3x27.9x0.9x
Mon, 26 Aug 2024US$484.0bUS$552.1bUS$17.1b15.7x28.3x0.9x
Wed, 24 Jul 2024US$468.1bUS$551.8bUS$17.6b15.3x26.7x0.8x
Fri, 21 Jun 2024US$476.0bUS$552.2bUS$17.6b16.2x27x0.9x
Sun, 19 May 2024US$442.9bUS$551.8bUS$17.1b16.1x25.9x0.8x
Tue, 16 Apr 2024US$425.4bUS$552.4bUS$17.2b15.6x24.8x0.8x
Thu, 14 Mar 2024US$443.8bUS$546.2bUS$16.5b14.5x26.9x0.8x
Sat, 10 Feb 2024US$436.1bUS$555.2bUS$15.8b14.7x27.6x0.8x
Mon, 08 Jan 2024US$422.0bUS$574.4bUS$16.1b13.2x26.2x0.7x
Wed, 06 Dec 2023US$413.9bUS$574.7bUS$16.1b13.7x25.7x0.7x
Fri, 03 Nov 2023US$367.1bUS$568.3bUS$17.9b11.2x20.5x0.6x
Sun, 01 Oct 2023US$381.3bUS$566.7bUS$18.4b11x20.7x0.7x
Tue, 29 Aug 2023US$402.0bUS$572.3bUS$18.2b11.1x22.1x0.7x
Thu, 27 Jul 2023US$426.2bUS$574.3bUS$18.1b10.5x23.6x0.7x
Sat, 24 Jun 2023US$408.2bUS$572.6bUS$18.3b10x22.3x0.7x
Price to Earnings Ratio

22.3x


Total Market Cap: US$408.2bTotal Earnings: US$18.3bTotal Revenue: US$572.6bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.S. Specialty Stores Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 25.6x202420252026
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are relatively neutral on the American Specialty Retail industry at the moment, indicating that they anticipate long term growth rates to remain steady.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PE ratio of 25.6x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 1.0x is lower than the industry's current PS ratio of 1.3x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Specialty Retail industry have grown 29% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 9.8% per year.
  • This means that more sales are being generated by these companies overall, and subsequently their profits are increasing too.

Industry Trends

Which industries have driven the changes within the U.S. Consumer Discretionary industry?

US Market2.20%
Consumer Discretionary1.88%
Specialty Stores4.88%
Home Furnishing Retail10.77%
Home Improvement Retail6.62%
Apparel Retail4.79%
Specialty Stores2.47%
Automotive Retail2.11%
Computer and Electronics Retail1.66%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Automotive Retail industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 22.2x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 18.5%, which is higher than its past year's earnings decline of 6.6% per year.
  • Investors are most pessimistic about the Computer and Electronics Retail industry, which is trading below its 3-year average of 28.9x.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Automotive Retail industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 18% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings decline of 6.6% per year.
  • In contrast, the Home Furnishing Retail industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 6.9% per year over the next few years.

Top Stock Gainers and Losers

Which companies have driven the market over the last 7 days?

CompanyLast Price7D1YValuation
HD Home DepotUS$329.826.5%
+US$20.1b		-6.7%PE23.5x
TJX TJX CompaniesUS$167.334.7%
+US$8.4b		34.7%PE31.9x
LOW Lowe's CompaniesUS$220.195.9%
+US$6.9b		1.9%PE18.6x
ROST Ross StoresUS$236.774.1%
+US$3.0b		80.5%PE32.8x
WSM Williams-SonomaUS$223.2910.3%
+US$2.4b		41.2%PE24.2x

Latest News

ROST
US$236.77
Ross Stores
7D
4.1%
1Y
80.5%
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Ross Stores: Valuation Has Caught Up (Rating Downgrade)

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ASO
US$49.25
Academy Sports and Outdoors
7D
-2.2%
1Y
9.7%
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HD
US$329.82
Home Depot
7D
6.5%
1Y
-6.7%
ORLY
US$90.26
O'Reilly Automotive
7D
1.4%
1Y
2.4%
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CHWY
US$19.34
Chewy
7D
-4.0%
1Y
-53.6%
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BKE
US$44.01
Buckle
7D
-1.3%
1Y
-1.4%
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DBI
US$6.91
Designer Brands
7D
-22.2%
1Y
189.1%
WSM
US$223.29
Williams-Sonoma
7D
10.3%
1Y
41.2%
Narrative Update • Jun 15

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TJX
US$167.33
TJX Companies
7D
4.7%
1Y
34.7%
Narrative Update • Jun 15

TJX: Off Price Model And Capital Returns Will Drive Future Upside

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BURL
US$336.60
Burlington Stores
7D
7.2%
1Y
42.7%
CVNA
US$68.90
Carvana
7D
-0.8%
1Y
18.8%
LOW
US$220.19
Lowe's Companies
7D
5.9%
1Y
1.9%
Narrative Update • Jun 11

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RERE
US$4.03
ATRenew
7D
-2.2%
1Y
42.9%
Narrative Update • Jun 10

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GME
US$21.74
GameStop
7D
-2.3%
1Y
-6.8%
CRMT
US$2.41
America's Car-Mart
7D
-63.0%
1Y
-95.2%
Narrative Update • Jun 09

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W
US$82.99
Wayfair
7D
23.6%
1Y
71.6%